9-Letter Words Matching _____W__S

There are 81 9-letter words that match _____W__S. 33 are common words, such as ALLEYWAYS and BESTOWALS. A rarer one is WILLYWAWS. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (57 words). 28 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 81

Common words

alleywaysbestowalsborrowersburrowerscastawayscausewayscrosswaysdeflowersdrivewaysentrywaysfollowersgallowses
alleywaysbestowalsborrowersburrowerscastawayscausewayscrosswaysdeflowersdrivewaysentrywaysfollowersgallowsesgiveawayshatchwayshideawaysleastwaysmanpowersmotorwaysnewlywedspolliwogspollywogsregrowthsreviewersscalawagsspeedwaysspillwaysstairwaysstowawaystightwadswalkawayswaterwayswilliwawswinnowerstakeawaysclearwayscolorwayscyclewaysgolliwogsingrowthstearawaystrackwaysairpowersaislewaysbeflowersbellowerscablewayscrawlwaysdisbowelseschewalsfadeawaysfallawaysfloodwaysfurrowersgollywogsgreenwaysguidewayshallowersharrowershereawayskowtowersoutpowersouttowersredrawersreflowersreviewalsrockawaysroutewaysshadowersslantwaysslidewayssorrowerssternwaystrainwaysupgrowthswallowerswarpowerswastewayswellawayswilliwauswillowerswillywaws

About this list

Words
81 (33 common words)
Common example
alleyways
Rare example
willywaws
Doubled letters
28
Ending in S
81
Most frequent letter
A (57)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching _____w__s are there?

81. 33 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ALLEYWAYS is among the common words in this set.